Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Latvia or Singapore?

Latvia, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Singapore: Time-related underemployment, male

Latvia

2.0%

in 2024

Singapore

1.8%

in 2024

Latvia rank

64th

Singapore rank

65th

Time-related underemployment, male over time

Latvia
Singapore

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 65th of 103 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.2%	2.9%	5.2%	Latvia
2010s	4.3%	2.7%	1.6%	Latvia
2020s	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Latvia or Singapore?: Latvia, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Latvia and Singapore?: 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?: Latvia ranks 64th and Singapore ranks 65th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Unit: % of employment
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 1,919 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.